Saturday, 11 July 2015

GYPSY`S ARM ..A VARIATION ON THE SWISS ROLL RECIPE

Line a 15 by 10 inch tray with baking paper .
Preheat your oven to 180 deg C

Beat 5  egg whites until stiff but not dry
In a separate bowl beat the 5 egg yolks until thick
Gradually beat in batches  3/4 cup of castor sugar
The finely grated rind of 1 lemon
1/2 cup of  sifted plain flour
Beat until thoroughly blended .
Now add the egg whites to the mixture , lifting the spoon to blend thoroughly and remove air bubbles .
Pour batter over the pan and gently spread out evenly..

While the cake is baking prepare the filling .....
Sift 1/2 cup of icing sugar ..set aside .
Beat  250gm of cream cheese  ( softened to room temp ) until smooth .
Add 2 tbs of orange blossom concentrate
1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon .
Now beat in the icing sugar , a little at a time , until filling is very smooth .
Set aside .

Bake for 15 minutes , until cake springs back when touched .
Loosen around the edges and turn cake out onto baking paper which has been sprinkled with icing sugar .
Spread filling over the hot cake
Roll up quickly
Dust with 2 tbs of icing sugar .

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